Eanfrith of Bernicia

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Eanfrith of Bernicia was a 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia who briefly ruled before being overthrown by his Christian brother, Saint Oswald.

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Eanfrith of Bernicia canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch
human
king
country Bernicia
deathCause killed in battle
deathPlace Northumbria
describedIn Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
endTime 634
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons
exileIn Pictland
father Æthelfrith of Bernicia
fledTo Pictland
historicalRegion Northumbria
house House of Bernicia
linked to: Kingdom of Bernicia
killedBy Cadwallon ap Cadfan
languageOfName Old English
memberOf Northumbrian royal dynasty
linked to: Bernician dynasty
monarchOf Bernicia
notableEvent his death led to Oswald’s accession as king
negotiated with Cadwallon ap Cadfan under truce and was killed
notableFor brief pagan reaction in Bernicia after Edwin’s death
occupation ruler
parent Æthelfrith of Bernicia
partOf Northumbria
positionHeld King of Bernicia
predecessor Edwin of Northumbria
regionRuled northern part of Northumbria
reignDuration about one year
relative Oswiu of Northumbria
Saint Oswald
religion paganism
religionChange abandoned Christianity for paganism
religiousPolicy rejected Christianization of his kingdom
ruledIn 7th century
sibling Oswald of Northumbria
Oswiu of Northumbria
startTime 633
successor Oswald of Northumbria
timePeriod post-Edwin interregnum in Northumbria

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Saint Oswald sibling Eanfrith of Bernicia
Kingdom of Bernicia hasRuler Eanfrith of Bernicia
Æthelred of Mercia motherInLaw Eanfrith of Bernicia
Æthelfrith of Northumbria child Eanfrith of Bernicia
Bernician dynasty notableMember Eanfrith of Bernicia
Idings hasNotableMember Eanfrith of Bernicia
Oswald of Northumbria predecessor Eanfrith of Bernicia
Æthelfrith of Bernicia and Deira child Eanfrith of Bernicia